León, Guanajuato
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León (Spanish pronunciation: [leˈon]), officially León de Los Aldama, is the most populous city and municipal seat of the municipality of León in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. In the 2020 Intercensal Survey, INEGI reported 1,721,626 people living in the municipality of León,[1] making it the fourth-most populous municipality in Mexico.[5] The metropolitan area of León recorded a population of 2,140,094 in the 2020 state Census, making it the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Mexico.[2] León is part of the macroregion of Bajío within the Central Mexican Plateau.[6]
León
León de los Aldama | |
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City | |
Nicknames: The Pearl of the Bajío, Emerald City, World Capital of Footwear | |
Motto(s): | |
Coordinates: 21°07′N 101°41′W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Guanajuato |
Founded | January 20, 1576 |
Founded as | Villa de León |
Founded by | Martín Enríquez de Almanza |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alejandra Gutiérrez Campos () |
Area | |
• Land | 1,219.67 km2 (470.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,815 m (5,955 ft) |
Population (2020 Census) | |
• City | 1,721,199 |
• Estimate (2020)[1] | 1,721,199 |
• Rank | 17th in North America 4th in Mexico |
• Metro | 2,140,354 |
• Demonym | Leonés(esa) |
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total (Metro) | $39.4 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $20,800 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | +52 |
Telephone exchange | 477 / 479 |
Website | https://www.leon.gob.mx/ |
Sources: National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Data Processing[4] |
León has a large leather industry, making shoes, boots, belts, jackets, and other leather accessories for national and international markets. The leather industry earned its inhabitants the nickname of "green belly" (panzaverde in Spanish) because of the green tainting in the workers' bodies resulting from treating leather. Its first-class services and hotel industry make it an important commercial center in Mexico with numerous options for entertainment, gastronomy, leisure activities, arts, and recreation.[7] It is also considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities in Mexico and has a high number of cyclists, in part because of integrating a network of bike lanes into the SIT system.[8] In March 2012, it received an award as "City Water Champion", mainly due to great progress in the areas of sanitation, wastewater reuse, and energy cogeneration from biogas.[9]